Lorenzo Bertozzi was the top scorer in the match with 10 points (✔️ 10 pts.) in attack, finishing with a 41.2% success rate 💡, to lead the CSUN men's volleyball team (#10) to a 3-0 (25:18, 25:21, 25:20) victory over visiting Cal Lutheran (CLU) at the Premier America Credit Union Arena on Friday night.
🔶 The Matadors are now 12-2 for the season and have won their seventh consecutive match – CSUN's longest streak since 2023.
📊 Bertozzi scored 10 points on 17 attempts (41.2%), adding 3 aces, 4 digs, and 1 block. Jalen Phillips distinguished himself with 9 points (30%), 2 aces.
🏆Stiliyan Delibosov – dominating at the net!✅7 points from attack (35.7%)✅4 aces✅4 blocks🔝Leader in blocks in all of NCAA!🏆 🎯Total points:15
📈 CSUN was extremely effective on serve – the team recorded 14 aces ✨, a season record.
🎾 Setter Donovan Constable tallied 32 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 digs. Libero Chris Carnesis was the top defender with 9 digs. The Matadors recorded an overall attack efficiency of 29.6% (35 points, 14 errors, 71 attempts), while limiting CLU to just 11.6%.
🔶Match development:
🎾Set 1 | CSUN 25, CLU 18
CSUN couldn't pull away significantly early on, but after 13:9, they extended their lead. Leading 17:13, the Matadors closed the set with an 8:5 run, finishing with a block by Phillips and Delibosov ✔️.
🎾Set 2 | CSUN 25, CLU 21
After a successful first set (44% hitting efficiency), CSUN maintained its lead throughout the entire set. A 6:0 run, including points from Phillips and Joao Avila, gave them a comfortable lead. CLU narrowed the gap to 24:21, but Delibosov ended the dispute 💪.
🎾Set 3 | CSUN 25, CLU 20
The set featured 10 ties, but at 19:19, CSUN went on a 4:0 run, in which Delibosov and Phillips scored key points, and a block by Delibosov and Constable definitively secured the victory 🏆.
🔥Upcoming Matches:CSUN continues its 6-match homestand with a match against Sacred Heart on Monday (March 3).On Wednesday (March 5), the Matadors will host Big West Conference leader Long Beach State in their first Big West conference match.🌟
